Department of Hematogenetics

Name: Dr. Roshan B. Colah

Degree: M.Sc, Ph.D

Designation: Scientist F

Email: colahrb@gmail.com

Education:

Fellowship/Awards/Honors:

a) WHO Fellowship from September 1984 to Nov 1984 for “ The study of abnormal hemoglobins and thalassemia “ for 10 weeks with Dr. D. Loukopoulos, Laikon General Hospital , Athens, Greece and one week with Dr. B. Modell, University College Hospital , London, U.K.

b) French Govt. Fellowship from June 1989 to September 1989 for training in “Molecular Genetics of Hemoglobinopathies” with Dr. R.Krishnamoorthy at Institute of Pathologie Moleculaire, Paris , France.

c) Manorama Sapre Oration awarded by Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, in 1993.

d) BGRC Silver Jubilee Oration awarded by Indian Council of Medical Research in1996.

e) BGRC Foundation Day Oration awarded by Bombay Hematology Group, in 2000

f) Dr. J.G. Parekh Oration awarded by Indian Society of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine- in 2000

g) Dr.B.N. Dara Oration awarded by National Thalassemia Welfare Society, New Delhi in 2010

Field of Interest: Hemoglobinopathies, Red Cell Enzymopathies Molecular Genetics, Prenatal Diagnosis

Research Guide: Research Guide for M.Sc & Ph.D in Biochemistry - University of Mumbai

Publications:

• Chapter in Books/ Monographs - 16
• International Journals - 100
• National Journals - 75
• International Abstracts - 31
• National Abstracts - 21

 Research Guide:

• Research Guide for Ph.D in University of Mumbai
• Research Guide for Ph.D in Medical Biotechnology, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata
• Research Guide for Ph.D in Medical Genetics, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik.
  
  

Latest 10 Publications:

1. Kedar PS, Warang P, Ghosh K, Colah RB. Severe mental retardation and recessive congenital methemoglobinemia in three Indian patients: compound heterozygous for NADH cytochrome b5 reductase gene mutations.
   Am J Hematol. 2011;86(3):327-9
2. D’Silva S, Borse V, Colah RB, Ghosh K, Mukherjee MB. Association of (GT)n repeats Promoter polymorphism of Heme oxygenase – 1 gene with serum bilirubin . Genet.Test. Mol. Biomarkers. 2011 Apr;15(4):215-8  
3. Warang P, Gupta M, Kedar P, Ghosh K, Colah R. Flow cytometric osmotic fragility- An effective screening approach for red cell membranopathies. Cytometry Part B ( Clinical Cytometry) 2011;80(3):186-90
4. Chalvam R, Colah RB, Mohanty D, Ghosh K, Mukherjee MB. Restriction fragment length polymorphism of the X chromosome linked G6PD locus in India. Ann. Hum. Biol. 2011; 38; 106-9.
5. Shmukler BE, Kedar PS, Warang P, Desai M, Madkaikar M, Ghosh K, Colah RB,. Alper SL. Hemolytic anemia and distal renal tubular acidosis in two Indian patients homozygous for SLC4A1/AE1 mutation A858D. Am J Hematol 2010 ;85(10):824-8.  
6. Black ML, Sinha S, Agarwal S, Colah R, Das R, Bellgard M, BIttles AH. A descriptive profile of b -thalassmia mutations in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka . J.Community Genet. On line 10 th October, 2010 .
7. Khusnooma Y Italia, Farah F Jijina, Dipty Jain, Rashid Merchant, Anita H Nadkarni, Malay Mukherjee, Kanjaksha Ghosh, Roshan B Colah. The effect of UGT1A1 promoter polymorphism on bilirubin response to hydroxyurea therapy in hemoglobinopathies. Clin.Biochem. 2010; 43; 1329-1332.
8. Colah R, Gorakshakar A, Phanasgaonkar S, D'Souza E, Nadkarni A, Surve R, Sawant P, Master D, Patel R, Ghosh K, Mohanty D . Epidemiology of beta – thalassemia in Western India:mapping the frequencies and mutations in sub – regions of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Br J Haematol. 2010; 149; 739 – 47.
9. Colah R, Gorakshakar A, Nadkarni A. The global burden, distribution and prevention of b -thalassemias and Hb E disorders. Expert Reviews in Haematol 2010; 3; 103 – 117.  
10. Nair S, Nadkarni A, Warang P, Bhave A, Ghosh K, Colah R. Five a globin chain variants Identified during screening for hemoglobinopathies. Eur.J.Clin. Invest 2010; 40; 226 -32.